Heleen Van Acker

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Heleen Van Acker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Heleen Van Acker has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Heleen Van Acker's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (20 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (11 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (9 papers). Heleen Van Acker is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (20 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (11 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (9 papers). Heleen Van Acker collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and France. Heleen Van Acker's co-authors include Tom Coenye, Patrick Van Dijck, Andrea Saß, Hans J. Nelis, Giovanna Riccardi, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Silvia Buroni, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Nele Matthijs and Aurélie Crabbé and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Heleen Van Acker

24 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Antibiotic-Mediated Killing of Bacteria

2017 468 citations Heleen Van Acker, Tom Coenye Trends in Microbiology profile →
Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial tolerance and resistance in bacterial and fungal biofilms

2014 413 citations Heleen Van Acker, Patrick Van Dijck et al. Trends in Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heleen Van Acker Belgium	18	969	440	244	226	223	24	1.8k
Maria van Gennip Denmark	13	1.3k 1.4×	396 0.9×	250 1.0×	262 1.2×	95 0.4×	17	1.7k
Henrik Calum Denmark	15	1.2k 1.2×	391 0.9×	216 0.9×	225 1.0×	69 0.3×	35	1.7k
Tim Holm Jakobsen Denmark	22	1.7k 1.7×	543 1.2×	173 0.7×	300 1.3×	136 0.6×	45	2.2k
Song Lin Chua Singapore	24	1.2k 1.2×	376 0.9×	92 0.4×	245 1.1×	287 1.3×	42	1.9k
Mustafa Fazli Denmark	15	1.2k 1.3×	175 0.4×	165 0.7×	259 1.1×	106 0.5×	18	1.9k
Ching‐Tsan Huang Taiwan	22	1.3k 1.4×	202 0.5×	228 0.9×	257 1.1×	353 1.6×	40	2.1k
Laura K. Jennings United States	14	1.1k 1.1×	221 0.5×	149 0.6×	256 1.1×	141 0.6×	16	1.5k
Renee Raudonis Canada	8	897 0.9×	663 1.5×	123 0.5×	154 0.7×	124 0.6×	10	1.7k
Louise Dahl Christensen Denmark	11	998 1.0×	285 0.6×	135 0.6×	192 0.8×	82 0.4×	12	1.3k
Oyebode Olakanmi United States	14	957 1.0×	470 1.1×	152 0.6×	237 1.0×	219 1.0×	18	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heleen Van Acker

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Saß, Andrea, Heleen Van Acker, Lisa Ostyn, et al.. (2019). Various Evolutionary Trajectories Lead to Loss of the Tobramycin-Potentiating Activity of the Quorum-Sensing Inhibitor Baicalin Hydrate in Burkholderia cenocepacia Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 63(4). 17 indexed citations

Fraire, Juan C., Heleen Van Acker, Toon Brans, et al.. (2019). Laser-induced vapor nanobubbles improve diffusion in biofilms of antimicrobial agents for wound care. Biofilm. 1. 100004–100004. 21 indexed citations

Acker, Heleen Van, Aurélie Crabbé, Dukas Jurėnas, et al.. (2019). The role of small proteins in Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 biofilm formation, persistence and intracellular growth. Biofilm. 1. 100001–100001. 7 indexed citations

Crabbé, Aurélie, Lisa Ostyn, Martijn Risseeuw, et al.. (2019). Host metabolites stimulate the bacterial proton motive force to enhance the activity of aminoglycoside antibiotics. PLoS Pathogens. 15(4). e1007697–e1007697. 48 indexed citations

Acker, Heleen Van, et al.. (2018). Elucidation of the mechanism behind the potentiating activity of baicalin against Burkholderia cenocepacia biofilms. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0190533–e0190533. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Yunhui, Andrea Saß, Heleen Van Acker, et al.. (2018). Coumarin Reduces Virulence and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Affecting Quorum Sensing, Type III Secretion and C-di-GMP Levels. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1952–1952. 80 indexed citations

Xiong, Ranhua, Toon Brans, Katrien Forier, et al.. (2018). Laser-induced vapour nanobubbles improve drug diffusion and efficiency in bacterial biofilms. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4518–4518. 132 indexed citations

Saß, Andrea, et al.. (2018). Targeting the Nonmevalonate Pathway in Burkholderia cenocepacia Increases Susceptibility to Certain β-Lactam Antibiotics. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62(5). 8 indexed citations

Acker, Heleen Van & Tom Coenye. (2017). The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Antibiotic-Mediated Killing of Bacteria. Trends in Microbiology. 25(6). 456–466. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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Acker, Heleen Van, et al.. (2016). The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Antibiotic-Induced Cell Death in Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159837–e0159837. 79 indexed citations

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Acker, Heleen Van & Tom Coenye. (2016). The Role of Efflux and Physiological Adaptation in Biofilm Tolerance and Resistance. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(24). 12565–12572. 68 indexed citations

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Vandecandelaere, Ilse, Heleen Van Acker, & Tom Coenye. (2015). A Microplate-Based System as In Vitro Model of Biofilm Growth and Quantification. Methods in molecular biology. 1333. 53–66. 28 indexed citations

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Saß, Andrea, Heleen Van Acker, Konrad U. Förstner, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide transcription start site profiling in biofilm-grown Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 775–775. 29 indexed citations

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Bergh, Johan van den, Yannick Willemen, Eva Lion, et al.. (2015). Transpresentation of interleukin-15 by IL-15/IL-15Rα mRNA-engineered human dendritic cells boosts antitumoral natural killer cell activity. Oncotarget. 6(42). 44123–44133. 40 indexed citations

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Acker, Heleen Van, Patrick Van Dijck, & Tom Coenye. (2014). Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial tolerance and resistance in bacterial and fungal biofilms. Trends in Microbiology. 22(6). 326–333. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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Acker, Heleen Van, et al.. (2014). Involvement of toxin-antitoxin modules inBurkholderia cenocepaciabiofilm persistence. Pathogens and Disease. 71(3). 326–335. 41 indexed citations

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Kart, Didem, et al.. (2014). Activity of disinfectants against multispecies biofilms formed byStaphylococcus aureus,Candida albicansandPseudomonas aeruginosa. Biofouling. 30(3). 377–383. 41 indexed citations

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Acker, Heleen Van, Andrea Saß, Silvia Bazzini, et al.. (2013). Biofilm-Grown Burkholderia cepacia Complex Cells Survive Antibiotic Treatment by Avoiding Production of Reactive Oxygen Species. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58943–e58943. 104 indexed citations

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Brackman, Gilles, Silvia Bazzini, Silvia Buroni, et al.. (2013). Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterisation of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 Mutants Affected in Homoserine Lactone and Diffusible Signal Factor-Based Quorum Sensing Systems Suggests Interplay between Both Types of Systems. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e55112–e55112. 30 indexed citations

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Acker, Heleen Van, et al.. (2010). In vitro activity of temocillin against planktonic and sessile Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 9(6). 450–454. 10 indexed citations

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